How to cp (copy) files without asking for confirmation? Basic Linux, Commands Add comments Dec 192009 How to cp (copy) files without asking for confirmation? Answer: 1. Type the following unalias cp 2. Then copy the files using the cp command. Related posts: How to copy symbolic links as real files when using rsync Replace text in vi with confirmation Copy a directory (for backup) to another location Copy file to remote server using scp Downgrade the format of a Subversion working copy Leave a Reply Cancel reply Name (required) E-mail (required) URI Your Comment You may use these HTML tags and attributes: <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <strike> <strong>